Volunteer Coaching Requirements
Thank you for your willingness to serve as a coach, or assistant coach for Souderton Area Soccer Association!
The State of Pennsylvania has recently revised the background check requirements for volunteers who work with children. These requirements apply to adults volunteering with children for activities such as sports teams, Boy Scouts or Girl Scouts, classroom volunteering, class trips, etc. As a result, ALL SASA Volunteer Coaches are required to submit current PA Clearances, in order to volunteer.
What clearances do I need to submit?
All coaches are required to submit the three clearances mandated by the state of PA (Child Abuse, Criminal, and FBI Clearances). These clearances are valid for a period of 60 months (5 years) and can be taken with you to any volunteer position you may serve.
- If you have lived in PA for the past TEN consecutive years, complete the: FBI Affidavit/Disclosure Statement
- If you have NOT resided in Pennsylvania for the past 10 years will be required to submit fingerprinting results. (Current fingerprinting results are dated within the past FIVE years). If you do NOT have current fingerprinting results AND have not lived in PA for the past TEN years, please visit: Digital Fingerprint & Electronic Criminal Background Check Services Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ’s) for more information.
Intramural Rules
Additional Requirements found in Got Sport:
https://system.gotsport.com/
- Complete the Risk Management Form Online: Click on the Eastern PA Youth Soccer Risk Management link in the Coaches Requirements section of Got Sport.
- Complete the Online Trainings (Found in the Coaches Requirements Section of your profile in Got Sport). You will click on the training and be guided to LAUNCH COURSE and follow the instructions provided as you complete the course. These courses are required to be completed YEARLY.
- Heads Up Concussion Training
- Safe Sport Training
- What should I do with my clearances?
- If you do not have current copies (within 5 years), please follow the links above to obtain these clearances.
- Current clearances should be uploaded to your Got Sport account
- Where should I submit my current coaches clearances?
- Your current clearances should be uploaded to your coaching profile in GotSport: https://system.gotsport.com/
- Do I need to complete the video trainings again if I completed them for the previous season?
- No. The Heads Up & Safe Sport Video trainings are valid for ONE CALENDAR YEAR. If you completed them for the summer season, they will still be valid for the Fall. The Risk Management Form is also valid for one year. (The PA Clearances are valid for FIVE years from the date of Report).
- Where can I learn more about the volunteer coaching requirements?
- For More Information About PA Volunteer Coaches Clearances please review the link: EPYSA – Risk Management Page
PENNSYLVANIA ACCESS TO CRIMINAL HISTORY/PATCH
- Criminal Clearance
- Required every 60 months/5 years
- Free for Volunteers
- LINK: PA Criminal History Clearance
PA CHILD ABUSE CLEARANCE
- Required every 60 months/5 years
- Free for Volunteers
- LINK: PA Child Abuse Clearance
DISCLOSURE STATEMENT APPLICATION FOR VOLUNTEERS
- Required Every 60 months/5 years. If you have been a PA Resident for the past 10 years, please complete the Affidavit/Disclosure Statement below in the presence of a witness (not a relative/family member).
- Current copy must be signed within the past 5 years.
- FBI Affidavit/Disclosure Statement
Fingerprinting (ONLY REQUIRED IF YOU HAVE NOT BEEN A PA RESIDENT FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS)
Please note: You are only required to obtain fingerprinting if you have NOT resided in PA for the past 10 years consecutively and you do not have current results from fingerprinting (within the past 5 years).
- Please follow the instructions found below for fingerprinting instructions: